I recently came across a list Top 30 Foods for Swimmers published by USA Swimming which you might find helpful when you try to refuel your body after swim practice. In addition, you will enjoy reading the article on The Art of Recovery as it addresses the five very important elements of a successful recovery; Cool-Down - Eat - Stretch - Massage - Sleep.
By Megan Marsilii
Caroline O'Dwyer is one tough girl! Caroline joined the FISH during her junior year at Bishop O'Connell high school. During that first week on the FISH, Caroline attended all five morning practices! At her first meet, the November Open, Caroline realized that she still had a long way to go. Caroline credits Coach Gabe for whipping her into shape. She says that Coach Gabe never let her slack off and always offered an encouraging word.
Continue reading Class Of 2009 - Caroline O'Dwyer.
As the 2009 TYR Meet of the Champions concludes, Michael Flach placed 7th overall in the 100 fly with a time of 56:75 dropping nearly one second off his seed time. He finished 14th overall in the 200 IM with a time of 2:15.73.
The men's 800 free was swum by five FISH swimmers; Matthew Benecki (9th place, 8:29.89), Brian Via (13th place, 8:34.10 - his second Junior National cut at the meet), Michael Flach (14th place, 8:34.12), Adam Pennington (24th place, 8:43.75) and John Baldwin (49th place, 9:05.88).
Kate Ziegler swam the 1500 free in a time of 16:40.19.
The men's 400 medley relay was the last event of the meet. The FISH swimmers (A. Pennington, B. Via, M. Flach and Steven Benecki) finished 8th overall in a time of 4:10.63.
The most exciting event for the FISH last night, was the 800 meter men's freestyle relay. Steven Benecki led off the race and Michael Flach swam a strong second leg. Matthew Benecki swam the third 200 stretch opening up a gigantic lead over all the other relays, except for the top two. Adam Pennington anchored the relay with a strong swim to preserve the third place finish for the FISH in a time of 7:58.82.
In the 200 women's free, Kate Ziegler finished second in a time of 2:02.04 and Michael Flach finished 16th overall, in a time of 1:57.14.
Again, the FISH swimmers did very well in the finals at Mission Viejo. Michael Flach won the 200 fly, running down the top seed on the last 50 meter stretch, finishing with a time of 2:04.68.
Adam Pennington won the Consolation Final in a time of 2:11.19, taking off 3 seconds from his prelim time and improving his best time from before the meet by 4 seconds.
Brian Via took two seconds off his 400 free, finishing in a time of 4:10.86.
The 2009 TYR Meet of the Champions started last night with the 1500 men's and the 800 women's freestyle events. For those of you who watched the races on swimmingworld.com, you know already, that Brian Via dropped his 16:50.25 seed time by an amazing 46 seconds and placed 6th overall in a time of 16:05.89. This marks his first Junior National cut. Last year at this time, Brian had broken his leg in several places and it is simply amazing what he has been able to do to have such a comeback.
Michael Flach also had a tremendous race by improving his seed time of 16:29.44 by nearly 18 seconds and placing 11th overall in a time of 16:11.73 adding to his multiple Junior National cuts. Matthew Benecki came in 21st, Adam Pennington 24th and John Baldwin 35th. Needless to say, the FISH swimmers were well represented in this kick-off distance event.
On the women's side, the eye was on Kate Ziegler who after a long post Olympic break, tested the competitive waters for the first time last night, facing her former teammate Chloe Sutton in Heat 1. Though Kate came in second, she looked beautiful in the water and everyone was happy to see her compete again.
Let's see what the second day of competition will bring for the Awesome FISH swimmers.
Coach Ray and most of his Awesome swimmers including Kate Ziegler, Matthew and Steven Benecki, Brian Via, Michael Flach, John Baldwin and Kim Case left yesterday to participate in the 2009 TYR Swim Meet of Champions hosted by the Mission Viejo Nadadores in Mission Viejo, CA.
More than 65 teams with over 600 athletes including Olympians Jason Lezak, Nathan Adrian, Rebecca Soni, Chloe Sutton and of course Kate Ziegler are participating in this meet. Needless to say, there will be a high level of competition which will give us a taste of what to expect at the World Championship Trials next month in Indianapolis.
If you want to follow this meet closely, follow the link below for real time results.
Do you have professional skills you are willing to share and which could be beneficial to the team? If you do, we would like to hear from you. There are many facets of running a successful program like ours and we have ongoing needs for parents with certain skills.
We have an immediate need for a new Treasurer. We are seeking a CPA who has experience working with Quicken, Quickbooks, ideally Hy-Tek Business Manager (not a must) and someone who has experience preparing non for profit tax returns.
Please let us know if you would like to help and contact our Team Manager, Monika Paris.
By Coach Norm
Alec Contag has been swimming with the FISH for nine years and he has
accomplished a lot in the pool as well as outside the pool. He started swimming with the Age Group program and has
made his way up to the Awesome.
While Alec has been swimming for the FISH he has also been swimming on his high school team, Langley
High School, and his summer league team, the Hamlet. Alec has had many memorable moments but the
one that stands out the most, was the opportunity to compete in the Ohio State Grand Prix meet in Columbus, Ohio, last season. Alec's favorite events are the 400
Meter and 500 Yard Freestyle.
Continue reading 2009 - Graduating FISH Swimmer - Alec Contag.
A special THANK YOU goes to all FISH parents and FISH AWESOME swimmers who helped make this meet a very successful event for us. The timeline was short, hospitality and concessions were brimming with nutritious food and everybody was happy and wants to come back next year.
I also would like to take this opportunity to thank Teri Flach, our outgoing Concessions Chair, for all her years of dedication and hard work. Teri took the concessions on about 10 years ago and has over the years made it into a very profitable venue for our team. So thank you Teri, we will all miss you.
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